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Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Forefield Lane, Crosby, Liverpool L23 9SL · forefieldinfantschool.co.uk · 0151 924 6235
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 318
- 2 over 316 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 108 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 108 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 85 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 88 | 101 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 110 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 93 | 1▲ | 91% |
Ofsted
Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104872)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2009
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104872), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104872)
Feb 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104872)